I had to go thru hell for this surgery. First, my insurance company
refused to cover it because I didn't meet the minimum weight guidelines ( >
100 lbs over) I spent weeks trying to gain 40 lbs so I would make the cut.
Then, I couldn't find a psych consult which would be covered by my
insurance. The doctor (Dr. Sweet of the SWLC in Reading, PA) was very nice
and waived it. Ta-da! I'm now thin, and didn't have to spend a single day
at the gym. Although I do drive by there to laugh at all the fatties
sweating their a.ses off....
Susan :)
You aren't paying attention. There was a news
report last week saying that everybody who has
had bariatric surgery that has kept the weight off
has done it by exercising. The exception is Carnie
Wilson (maybe) who doesn't.
> I had to go thru hell for this surgery. First, my insurance company
> refused to cover it because I didn't meet the minimum weight guidelines ( >
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> Susan :)
> I had to go thru hell for this surgery. First, my insurance company
> refused to cover it because I didn't meet the minimum weight guidelines ( >
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>
> Susan :)
*ahem*
First of all, your attitude gives us Susan's a bad name..
Secondly I just sat here and had to laugh and shake my head at your
post. Troll or not, if you had the surgery like you said you did you
know first hand the horrors of what can and will happen when you have to
live on nothing but mashed potatoes and gravy because your pouch can't
tolerate anything else. While your "dumping" you can read below my
comments.
I considered the surgery for over a year, and watched my best friend go
through it on a daily basis from start to finish. I attended her support
group with her every Thursday night 6 months to her surgery till she was
3 months out. I held her hand for the first 3 weeks, I watched her go
from a "fattie" as you called it to a thin person. I also watched her
skin become almost grey from malnutrition. I watched her become gaunt
and exhausted *all* the time. I watched her lose her hair. I also
watched her family fall apart because they couldn't deal with her
emotional/mental state as she transpired into someone they didn't even
know anymore much less LIKE. I watched her husband leave her (he fell in
love with a woman who wasn't perfect and was pretty damned happy with
her the way she was) I watched her try to cover her thin body with
clothes because her skin was hanging down over her kneecaps and like
batwings on her arms because she refused to exercise. I watched her
breasts go from a 38d to an a-cup of skin and a nipple. I watched her
bank account go completely to hell because she was spending helter
skelter on clothes to do so and exercise equipment she will never use.
Because she had no plan. I watched her go from a beautiful "fattie" who
I loved very much to a thin bitch who thought she knew it all. I also
watched her try to get cosmetic surgery afterwards but is being refused.
Know why? because she was SO malnutrition that they felt she would die
on the operating table if they did.
So drive by my gym if you'd like.. and watch me sweating my a.s off.. my
NICE tanned, glowing a.s. And while you're at it, take a look at my
lovely knees, the skin is where it should be! Also take a look at my
sparkly eyes, see how happy they are, and healthy? Please admire my
shiny healthy hair. Stop on in and chat with me, I'm a very uplifting
wonderful person to be around with a great outlook on life and my
health. Come to my dinner table with me.. My family and I eat a bounty
of healthy delicious meals everyday in our happy home. Take the time
while you're in my neighborhood to ask my friends and associates what
type of person I am. Come take a brisk evening walk with me say maybe
4-5 miles, neah.. lets do SIX.. Think you can keep up? Only thing I
won't invite you into is my bedroom at night where my SO and I have some
of the most amazing sex we've ever had since I've become a healthier
happier person. But you're welcome to check out my medicine cabinet now
that the Tums, sleeping pills, high bloodpressure meds, diabetes meds,
depression meds, diuretics, scammy weightloss meds are gone.
Here, have a carrot stick.. No? can't digest it? too bad.
;)
Susan
260/192/140
Ignoramus4854 - 17 May 2004 23:24 GMT
A very uplifting post Susan.
i
>> I had to go thru hell for this surgery. First, my insurance company
>> refused to cover it because I didn't meet the minimum weight
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> Susan
> 260/192/140

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Diane Nelson - 18 May 2004 00:10 GMT
Susan I really enjoyed your post. Makes me realize that surgery wasn't for
me. I'm glad I didn't get it. Thanks so much for your great post. )
Dianne
> > I had to go thru hell for this surgery. First, my insurance company
> > refused to cover it because I didn't meet the minimum weight
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> Susan
> 260/192/140
JMA - 18 May 2004 01:02 GMT
> *ahem*
> First of all, your attitude gives us Susan's a bad name..
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> Susan
> 260/192/140
*applause*
Well said except maybe next time you shouldn't hold back so much and tell us
how you really feel ;). There was an article in last week's People about
people who regained after the surgery with pics (after/after)?
Beverly - 18 May 2004 13:11 GMT
I'll have to piggy back as I missed the original.
This was an outstanding post, Susan!
Beverly
> > *ahem*
> > First of all, your attitude gives us Susan's a bad name..
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> how you really feel ;). There was an article in last week's People about
> people who regained after the surgery with pics (after/after)?
janice - 18 May 2004 17:34 GMT
>I'll have to piggy back as I missed the original.
>
>This was an outstanding post, Susan!
>
>Beverly
OK, if Beverly will forgive me I'm going to piggy back also - I read
the original but didn't have time to reply there and then. It really
was an inspired piece you wrote Susan - one of the best things I've
read here for quite a while!
janice
Perple Gyrl - 18 May 2004 01:26 GMT
Can I have her carrot sticks? BTW, excellent post, Susan!
"susanjoneslewis" <susanjoneslewis@sbcglobal.net> > Here, have a carrot
stick.. No? can't digest it? too bad.
> ;)
>
> Susan
> 260/192/140
That T Woman - 18 May 2004 02:05 GMT
Bravo! Excellent post!
Tonia
> *ahem*
> First of all, your attitude gives us Susan's a bad name..
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> Susan
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Chris Braun - 18 May 2004 02:25 GMT
Excellent post, Susan!
Just the other day I was talking to a woman who learned about all the
weight I lost. She said that two women she knew from church had had
bariatric surgery and had both lost around 100 lbs. She said both had
told her that, in hindsight, they wish they hadn't done it. They are
both having all sorts of health complications and can't eat at all
normally. One said that she only eats about once every 2-3 days. I
hope this is not typical.
Chris
262/152/ (145-150)
Angie - 18 May 2004 16:50 GMT
that is a good post. i have seen shows on people who have had that surgery
and what they have had to go threw afterwards. they needed to exercise an
eat healthy in order to keep the weight off.
Angie
> > I had to go thru hell for this surgery. First, my insurance company
> > refused to cover it because I didn't meet the minimum weight
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> Susan
> 260/192/140
Crafting Mom - 18 May 2004 18:09 GMT
> that is a good post. i have seen shows on people who have had that surgery
> and what they have had to go threw afterwards. they needed to exercise an
> eat healthy in order to keep the weight off.
And if a person can train themselves to do it after surgery (a necessity,
otherwise the purpose of the surgery has been defeated), they can train
themselves to modify their lifestyle without having to go through surgery.
It takes longer and is less trendy, but with determination and
stick-to-itaveness it can be done.
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Heywood Mogroot - 18 May 2004 23:26 GMT
> > that is a good post. i have seen shows on people who have had that surgery
> > and what they have had to go threw afterwards. they needed to exercise an
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> It takes longer and is less trendy, but with determination and
> stick-to-itaveness it can be done.
The one signficant physiological difference is the bypassed 4ft of
small intestine. This does reduce the absortion of nutrients into the
body.
I don't think bariatric surgery is at all trendy, it's a desperate out
for people who have otherwise given up. I've been on that negative
feedback loop, so I know how it goes.
I sorta wish they had "diet communities" where one could live for 5-6
months to put one's health and habits in order. Like a fat farm, but
less summer camp and more positive mature lifestyle models. I think
most morbidly obese people could safely lose ~80lbs on these programs,
and it would be a hell a lot cheaper than major surgery.
What science needs now is a way to nuke fat cells, eg. chemical
liposuction. Even after I lose my 50lbs I'm going to have to have
these guys affecting my eating habits and physiology.
J.J. Marie - 18 May 2004 21:01 GMT
Hark! I heard "susanjoneslewis" <susanjoneslewis@sbcglobal.net> say:
> > I had to go thru hell for this surgery. First, my insurance company
> > refused to cover it because I didn't meet the minimum weight
> > guidelines (100 lbs over) I spent weeks trying to gain 40 lbs so I
> > would make the cut.
*Snif sniff* I smell a troll. *Yawn*
<snip>
> I considered the surgery for over a year, and watched my best friend go
> through it on a daily basis from start to finish.
<snip>
> Here, have a carrot stick.. No? can't digest it? too bad.
Fortunately, I gave up on the surgery option before reading this post,
but if I hadn't, I probably would now. Nicely done, Susan L... :-)

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susanjoneslewis wrote:
[...]
>So drive by my gym if you'd like.. and watch me sweating my a.s off.. my
>NICE tanned, glowing a.s. And while you're at it, take a look at my
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>that the Tums, sleeping pills, high bloodpressure meds, diabetes meds,
>depression meds, diuretics, scammy weightloss meds are gone.
[...]
Thanks for a great rebuttal, Susan!
(Btw, any post from Gilgamesh-Frog.org is from a ssfa and asd* troll, I'm
pretty sure.)
Rogue